Two-vehicle crash on Speers bridge

Charleroi, Rostraver Township and Belle Vernon firefighters, along with police, responded to Interstate 70 west on the Speers bridge for a two-vehicle accident with injuries late Tuesday morning. One person was transported to a local hospital by Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services. Rostraver Township VFD photo

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Frosty start to spring semester at PennWest

January 21, 2026

PennWest California student Aalayah Lester, a business management major from Pittsburgh, walks between classes in the academic quad Tuesday, the first day of the spring semester, as temperatures hover...

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West Mifflin OKs first step in new housing plan

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

January 21, 2026

Several borough residents expressed opposition to a proposal to split up Westwood Golf Club for a new development. West Mifflin officials approved the first phase of plans submitted by Westwood Golf C...

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Charleroi Area considers cellphone policy changes

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

January 21, 2026

District officials expect the state to ban their use in schools within two years. With a statewide cellphone ban looming, Charleroi Area school leaders are starting the conversation early — and studen...

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BVA school board approves RFP to seek new solicitor

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com

January 21, 2026

“Any interested attorney in the area that wants to participate and maybe throw his or her hat in the ring to be our next solicitor can do it at that point. So it’ll be open to anybody.” DR. TIMOTHY GL...

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Trial postponed for Vereb in pet cremation scandal

January 21, 2026

Court proceedings are scheduled to take place in front of a jury in June. By TAWNYA PANIZZI TribLive Alleged victims of Patrick Vereb, the man accused of taking money for pet cremations and disposing ...